opportunities, disparities in ownership and the upholding of traditional gender roles. In all, this could influence overall life … satisfaction such that capitalism confers more life satisfaction on men than on women. We test empirically whether this concern is … for general life satisfaction. When looking at women and men separately, we find virtually no statistically significant …

the satisfaction people express with their freedom of choice. Using a sample of 133 countries over the period 2008 … related to satisfaction with freedom above and below a threshold level. Freedom of assembly is more positive for satisfaction … institutions are complementary with culture, income and the political system in generating satisfaction with freedom. …

This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 … matters does overall not affect life satisfaction. However, women are more satisfied with their lives when discriminatory … practices have been less prevalent in the economy 20 years ago. -- Gender gap ; happiness ; well-being ; discrimination ; life …

This paper analyzes the impact of gender discrimination on individual life satisfaction using a cross-section of 66 … matters does overall not affect life satisfaction. However, women are more satisfied with their lives when discriminatory … practices have been less prevalent in the economy 20 years ago. -- Gender gap ; happiness ; well-being ; discrimination ; life …

-mobility countries turn out to be ambiguous. -- Happiness ; life satisfaction ; subjective well-being ; inequality ; income distribution …